Watts: Forest Trade-offs

by | Jan 3, 2018 | ScienceWire

Timber, carbon storage, and wildlife habitat, Andrea Watts writes, are just some of the functions of our national forests. Andrea shows how the Pacific Northwest Research Station helps the U.S. Forest Service balance these multiple demands by modeling the effects of...

Watts: What About the Pines?

by | Jan 2, 2016 | ScienceWire

Speaking of the climate, Andrea Watts looks into how changes will affect trees in the Pacific Northwest. In a piece for the United States Forest Service, Andrea finds that scientists and forest managers are planning ahead. They’re researching which types of...